Liquid-fuel-dispensing apparatus.



E. N. KERN. LIQUID FUEL DISPENSING APPARATUS.

APFLICATHJN FILED NOV. 27' I9!!!- ;1,-210,81 2.- Pateflted Jan. 2, 1917.

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Z'o all whpm'e't may concern:

I Be it known that I," EDWARD N. KERN, a

citizen of thc United States, residing at Portsmouth, in the county of Scioto and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and-useful Improvements in Liquid-Fuel- Dispensing Apparatus, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improve ments in liquid fuel dispensing apparatus and is an improvement on the invention as embodied in my Patent No. 1,177,870, dated April at, 1916-, and it is an object of the invention to provide a dispensing apparatus of.

this general character having novel and i1nproved means whereby the quantity of liquid to be dispensed may be determined with convenience and facility.

The invention consists in the details-of construction and in. the combination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved apparatus whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device is rendered simpler, less expensive and other wise more convenient and advantageous for use, all as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

' The novel features of the invention will be carefully definedin the appended claims.

In order that "my invention may be the better understood, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein-- Figure 1 is a view in elevation with a portion broken away of a liquid dispensing apparatus constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention, and Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view illustrating certain detail features of the section herein embodied.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, 1 denotes a. measuring tank in comu'iunication, throughthe medium of the pipe 3, with a suitable source of liquid supply 3, herein indicated as a tank, embedded within the ground and said pipe 2 discharges within the tank a predetermined distance above the base thereof although I do not wish to limit myself in the present embodiment of my invention to this exact arrangement, Intorposed within the pipe 2 is a pump 1 preferably of a centrifugal type op-. (.l'filfill by a conventional electric motor M in electrical vounection with a suitable source UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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of energy, said connection-havinginterposed therein a cut-out switch S, for a purpose which is believed to be self-evident.

Extending through the base of the tank 1 V and terminating at substantially the top thereof is the return pipe 5, said pipe being also in communication with the supply tank 3. Theportion of the pipe 5 within the tank 1 is provided with a plurality of predetermined vertically spaced openings 6, said openings being arranged at various gallon levels within the tank 1. Coacting with eachof the openings 6 is a valve 7 carried by the rock arm 8 and coacting with the rock arm 8' is the spring 9 which serves to maintain the valve 7 normally in closed position. ..The upper end of the rock arm 8 is provided with an angular extremity 23 with which is operatively engaged a rod 10 extending above the top of the tank and provided with a suitable operating. means 11 whereby it will be perceived that the valve may-be opened when desired in order to assure the return of all liquid within the tank 1 in excess of'a predetermined quantity being returned to the supply tank. It is also of advantage to have the outer end portion of each of the rods 10 providedwith a suitable identifying character. A

12 denotes a vertically disposed gage glass having its opposite extremities "in communication with the iriterior of the tank land of a height substantially equal to the height of the tank, said glass being arranged within a grooye 14: formed in the side wall of the tank 1. Arranged adjacent the groove 14:

and disposed longitudinally thereof is a chart 0 provided with three longitudinally disposed rows of indications 15 and 16, the row 15 being. graduated to indicate the amount of liquid within the tank 1 while the indications 16 denote the value of the liquid in connection with theindications 15. Coacting with the chart C isthe slide 17 provided with value indications 18 extendin downwardly on the slide. By the use of this slide it will be perceived that in the event all of the liquid retained in the tank 1 is not discharged the value of the liquid discharged may be determined. For example, should five gallons be initially delivered within the tank 1 at a valuation of ten cents per gallon, and all of the liquid is not discharged or drained out, the slide 17 is drawn down to bring the top thereof to charge nozzle 20 is flexibly on the column or row 16 and if, for instance, fifteen cents of liquid remains in the tank 1, the indication 18 on the slide registering.

with the liquid level onthe' column or row 15 will show thirty-five cents. v A

22 denotes a swinging door of suitable configuration hingedly engaged with the tank 1 and adapted to inclose the gage glass 14 and the chart C so that the same may be efi'ectively protected against the ele ments and abuse.

The parts of my present invention hereinbefore set forth constitutes, in the main, the improvements embodied in the-present application over my co-pending. application hereinbefore referred to, and the parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings but not hereinbetore particularly referred to or described are substantially identical to what isshown in my co-pending applica tion, except that in the present instanceI have deemed it advisable to provide the return pipe 5 at a predetermined distance below the base of the tank 1 with the upstanding elbow 19 to receive the discharge'nozzle 20 so that the excess liquid Within the measuring tank 1 may be discharged within the return "pipe and for which reason the disconnected with the tank 1.

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that an apparatus -constructed in accordance with my inventionis of an extremely simple and comparatively inexpensive nature and is particu-' larly Well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled, and it win also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modification without material departure from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not Wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practice.

I claim:

1. A device of the character described in cluding a measuring tankin communication with a suitable source of supply, a return pipe disposed vertically through the container, said return pipe being provided with a plurality of longitudinally spaced openings, a valve for controlling each of said openings, means extending exterlorly of the tank for adjusting the valve into open adjustment, the exterior portion of said means being provided with an identity,

at rock arm to which said valve isaflixed and with which the operating means coacts, and a spring coacting with the rock arm for maintaining the valve normally in a closed position.

2. A device of the character described including a measuring tank in communicaion with a suitable source of supply, a return pipe disposed vertically through the container, said return pipe being provided with a plurality of longitudinally spaced openings, a valve for controlling each of said openings, means coacting with each of the valves" and extending exteriorly of the tank for adjusting the valve into open adjustment, the exterior portion of said means being provided with an identity, and means coacting -with each of the valves for normally maintaining the same in a closed position.

3. A device of the character described including a measuring tank'in communication with a suitable source of supply, a return pipe in communication with the container, a

discharge nozzle in communication with the I container, and an elbow in communication with the return pipe below the container and into which the nozzle is adapted to dis- D I S C L.Al M E R 1,210,812.Edwa 1'd N. Kern, Portsmouth, Ohio. LIQUID-FUEL-I)1SPENSING APPA- RATES. Patebt dated Junuarv 2, 1917. Disclaimel filed August. 9, 1926, by the assigneg, llaync Tmul' (f: Pump C0.

Hereby disclaims from the scope of claim 3 of Patent 1,210,812, any liquid fuel dispensing apparatus in which the discharge nozzle does not. enter an element whip}: communicates with the return pipe when draining hack liquid from the measuring tank to the source of supply.

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